Art
At Newton North, we offer a hands-on studio-based approach to teaching Art to prepare students to be critical thinkers, creative problem solvers, project leaders, and artists engaged in a global community. Our beautiful, state of the art studios and classrooms offer students the opportunity to work collaboratively, as well as in an interdisciplinary and multicultural approach. By offering individualized attention in a warm, supportive setting, we welcome Art students of all abilities.
Students enrolled in Art classes have the opportunity to participate in the Fine & Performing Arts Department Exchange Program with Haileybury College, Melbourne, Australia. See the department website for more details on this opportunity.
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Art Opportunities
- Art
- No Prerequisite or Recommendation
Full Year, 12 credits
Level: ACP
Course Number: 708
If you love art and really want to improve your skills as an artist this is the class for you.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Art Major 1 and teacher recommendation.
Full Year, 12 credits
Level: ACP
Course Number: 709
Level: ACP
Course Number: 709
Continuing to build on the techniques and skills learned in Art Major 1, students will expand in the areas of drawing, painting, printmaking, and mixed media and work towards developing a personal style – as well as continue to maintain a sketchbook with weekly additions, developing ideas for use in and outside of class.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Art Major 2 and teacher recommendation.
Full Year, 12 credits
Level: ACP
Course Number: 710
This advanced studio class will push artists’ abilities further with an eye towards developing a body of work in drawing, painting, printmaking, and mixed media.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Art Major 3 and teacher recommendation.
Full Year, 12 credits
Level: H
Course Number: 711
This advanced course is the highest level of the Art Major track.
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- Art
- No Prerequisite or Recommendation
Semester, 6 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 701
This course is a great introduction to the Art Department and offers art lovers something different in the school day.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Art Minor 1 and teacher recommendation.
Semester, 6 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 702
Level: N/A
Course Number: 702
This course builds on the techniques and principles learned in Art Minor I.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Art Minor 2 and teacher recommendation.
Semester, 6 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 703
Continuing to build on the skills learned in the previous years, with an added emphasis on creativity and personal expression, projects are more in depth and work towards developing a personal style.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Art Minor 3 and teacher recommendation.
Semester, 6 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 704
Seniors will continue to work to advance both skills and personal expression. In some cases projects are created as a supplement to college applications.
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- Art
- No Prerequisite or Recommendation
Quarter, 3 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 715
An introduction to photography for students with little or no experience.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Photography Minor 1 or teacher recommendation.
Semester, 6 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 716
In this course, you will begin to explore color in photography, using Photoshop and digital printing.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Photography Minor 2 and teacher recommendation.
Semester, 6 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 717
More emphasis on your own personal expression and development in the art of photography, this course is a continuation of material introduced in Photography Minor 2.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Photography Minor 1 or teacher recommendation.
Full Year, 12 Credits
Level: ACP
Course Number: 718
In this in-depth course, you will begin learning all about digital photography, while continuing to learn advanced techniques and alternative processes in the darkroom.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Photography Major 2 and teacher recommendation.
Full Year, 12 Credits
Lebel: H
Course Number: 720
This honors level class offers more fine-tuned portfolio development for students with a focus on personal style, maturity, and growth.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Photography Major 1 and teacher recommendation.
Full Year, 12 Credits
Level: H
Course Number: 719
This advanced honors course is a continuation of Photography Major I, stressing personal communication skills and advanced techniques in digital and darkroom photography.
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- Art
- No Prerequisite or Recommendation
Semester, 6 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 705
This introductory course will explore a variety of hand building techniques, including pinch, slab, coil, and sculpture.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Ceramics Minor 1 and teacher recommendation.
Semester, 6 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 706
This course will continue to build upon the techniques introduced in Ceramics Minor 1.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Ceramics Minor 2 and teacher recommendation.
Semester, 6 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 707
In this advanced course, will continue to develop technical skills with an emphasis on creativity, craftsmanship, and experimentation.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Ceramics Minor 3 and teacher recommendation.
Semester, 6 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 729
This course stresses understanding the principles of three-dimensional design, mastery of the manual skills of ceramics, creative problem solving, and developing the ability for critical analysis.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Ceramics Minor 1.
Full Year, 12 Credits
Level: ACP
Course Number: 730
This course is for students with a strong interest in Ceramics who wish to continue at a more advanced level.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Ceramics Major 1 and teacher recommendation.
Full Year, 12 Credits
Level: H
Course Number: 732
This is the advanced class stemming from Ceramics Major 1. While expanding on both hand-building and wheel-throwing skills, you will focus on creating works in series.
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- Art
Prerequisite: Ceramics Major 2 and teacher recommendation.
Full Year, 12 Credits
Level: H
Course Number: 7072
This is the advanced class stemming from Ceramics Major 2. Continuing the sequence in Ceramics with particular focus on advanced techniques and mixed media, students will focus on developing a portfolio of their work.
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- Art
- No Prerequisite or Recommendation
Semester, 6 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 731
This is a great course for those who like to build with their hands.
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- Art
- No Prerequisite or Recommendation
Quarter, 3 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 7012
This course will introduce students to a variety of techniques to create both analog and digital animations.
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- Art
- History & Social Sciences
Requirement: Teacher recommendation.
Credits may be used to meet History requirements. The course cannot be used for ‘U.S. History’ credit.
Full Year, 12 Credits
Level: ACP
Course Number: 712
Through lectures, group projects, and independent research, this course will introduce you to 3000 years of art and the historical times in which it was made.
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- Art
- History & Social Sciences
Requirement: Teacher recommendation.
Credits may be used to meet History requirements. The course cannot be used for ‘U.S. History’ credit.
Full Year, 12 Credits
Level: H
Course Number: 713
Through lectures, group projects and independent research this course will introduce you to 3000 years of art and the historical times in which it was made.
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